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Chester Warren Ward, Private, died Dec. 11, 1918, of influenza and pneumonia at Plymouth. Enl. Oct. 25, 1918, S. A. T. C., Wentworth Inst.
Chester Warren Ward was born August 9, 1899, at Plymouth, son of Lyman and Caroline M. '(Robbins) Ward; brother of Helen L., Esther M. and Caroline M. Ward, all of Plymouth. United States Postal Service.
Gustave T. Wirtzburger, Private, died Sept. 26, 1918, of pneumonia, at Camp Devens. Enl. Sept. 8, 1918, 18 Co., 5 Tng. Bn., 151 D. B.
Gustave T. Wirtzburger was born September 18, 1896, at Plymouth, son of John and Francesca (Moker) Wirtzburger (both born in Ger- many) ; brother of Mrs. Annie Lodi and Ida and Mary Wirtzburger, all of Plymouth. Laborer.
PLYMPTON
William Franklin Shaw, Seaman, U. S. N. R. F., died Oct. 15, 1918, of disease, at Naval Base Hospital, No. 5, Brest, France. Enl. March 16, 1918; assigned March 17 to Naval Tng. Camp, Pelham Bay Park, New York City; June 11, to
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Federal Rendezvous, Brooklyn, N. Y .; June 21 to Rec. Ship, New York City; July 24, to U. S. S. "Von Steuben;" Sept. 29, to Naval Base Hospital, No. 5, Brest, France.
William Franklin Shaw was born January 22, 1899, at Plympton, son of Gilbert Warren and Helen Esther (Perkins) Shaw; brother of Florence Jeannette (wife of Frank Harrison) Cole, and Winifred Frances (wife of Ebenezer Albert) Shaw, Henry Gilbert (who served in the United States Navy) and Russell Ellis Shaw. Laborer. School- house at Plympton named in his memory.
Ray Gammons Stevens, Private, died Jan. 18, 1918, of pneumonia, at Camp Dev- ens. Enl. Oct. 4, 1917, Co. G, 302 Inf., 76 Div.
Ray Gammons Stevens was born July 18, 1892, at Plympton, son of Joseph Clark (died 1895) and Alice S. (Holmes) Stevens (Mrs. Vick- ery, 1925) ; brother of Freeman Nelson and Ira Holmes Stevens, and of Edna Louise (wife of Norman) Waters, and Jennie Florence (wife of Arthur B.) Waterman. Cooper, employed in Middleboro. Primary school at Plympton named in his memory.
William C. Callahan, Private, died Oct. 10, 1918, of pneumonia. Enl. July 8, 1918, 5 Co., Eastern N. Y., C. A. C .; trans. Sept. 21, 1918, to Btry. D, 6 Anti- Aircraft Btn. Overseas, Sept. 25, 1918.
William C. Callahan was born September 29, 1894, at Rockland, son of Cornelius and Annie (Welch) Callahan ; brother of Thomas H., Alice L., and Helen E. Callahan, and of Mrs. Annie M. Deneau, all of Rock- land. Shoeworker.
Charles Herbert Corlew, Private, died Jan. 11, 1919, of pneumonia, at Camp Hancock. En1. July 1, 1918; Tng. Det. Wentworth Inst .; trans. April 28, 1918, to Ord. Dept., Camp Hancock; Dec. 6, 1918, to M. G. Tng. Center.
Charles Herbert Corlew was born December 31, 1887, at West Han- over, son of Francis A. (died 1889) and Mercy Elizabeth (Damon) Corlew, of West Hanover, 1920. Watchmaker.
*Ralph Wilkins Douglas, Private, killed in action, Sept. 30, 1918, in the Troyon Sector (at Waddonville). En1. April 4, 1917, Co. K, 5 Inf., M. N. G. (Co. K, 101 Inf., 26 Div.) Overseas, Sept. 7, 1917.
Ralph Wilkins Douglas was born July 25, 1898, at Rockland, son of Frederick F. and Ada P. (White) Douglas; brother of Alfred W. Douglas; all of Rockland (1919). Shoeworker.
*Albert L. Dyer, Private, killed in action, Sept. 16, 1918 (in the St. Mihiel offensive, near Rembercourt). Enl. Oct. 4, 1917, Co. M, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. to Co. H, 61 Inf., 5 Div. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Albert L. Dyer was born in June, 1891, in Brockton, son of Mrs. Effie J. Barnes, of Abington. Shoemaker.
*Leo Alexander Ellery, Private, died Oct. 23, 1918, of wounds received in ac- tion in attack on ridge north of Molleville, Ferme. Enl. May 21, 1917, M. N. G., Co. K, 5 Inf., M. N. G. (Co. K, 101 Inf., 26 Div.) Overseas, Sept. 7, 1917. Was one of three men who had a premonition that this was to be their last fight, but refused an opportunity to return to the kitchen on detail. All three were killed.
Leo Alexander Ellery was born March 25, 1893, at Brockton, son of
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Alexander Napoleon and Mary Agnes (May) Ellery, of Rockland (1924) ; brother of Ralph and Lillian Ellery and Mrs. Grace Delano. Shoeworker.
*Ralph L. Felix, Private, killed in action, Oct. 6, 1918 (near Brieulles). Enl. April 25, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. May 24 to Co. E, 304 Inf., 76 Div .; Aug. 2 to Co. G, 163 Inf., 41 Div .; Aug. 7 to Co. C, 58 Inf., 4 Div. Overseas, July 8, 1918.
Ralph L. Felix was born in March, 1896, at North Brookfield, son of Edmund and Minnie (Murphy) Felix, of Rockland; brother of Earle, Adeline, and Geraldine Felix, all of Rockland. Shoeworker.
Edward Albert Mercer, Lieutenant, U. S. N. R. F., died Jan. 24, 1919, of in- fluenza at Chelsea Naval Hospital. Appointed Lieut. (Prov.) Feb. 5, 1917; Lieut. March 31, 1917. Assigned to U. S. S. "Nero;" trans. Aug. 29, 1918, to duty in connection with "Seneca" as Section Engineer Officer, Shelburne Section; Oct. 26, 1918, as member of General Court Martial Board, Boston Navy Yard.
Edward Albert Mercer was born February 7, 1885, in Boston. Hus- band of Leona Mercer.
Jane R. Mercer, Nurse, U. S. N. R. F., died Oct. 9, 1918, at Naval Hospital, N. Y. Enl. June 16, 1917, at Portland, Me .; assigned Aug. 7 to Naval Hospital, New York City.
Jane R. Mercer was born May 13, 1899, in Boston, daughter of James (born in England) Mercer, of Rockland, and Mary Mercer. Nurse.
Charles Edward O'Leary, Private, died Aug. 23, 1918, of disease, at Camp Devens. Enl. Sept. 20, 1917, assigned to Co. M, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. to Dept. of Public Utilities, Q. M. C., Camp Devens.
Charles Edward O'Leary was born October 8, 1891, at Rockland, son of John and Mary F. (O'Connell) O'Leary, of Rockland; brother of Arthur E. O'Leary, of Roxbury. Shoeworker.
George Waldron Phillips, Private, died Oct. 7, 1918, of pneumonia, at Syra- cuse, N. Y. Enl. Aug. 15, 1918, S. A. T. C., Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N. Y.
George Waldron Phillips was born November 13, 1889, at Rockland, son of George W. (died 1889) and Edith Evelyn (Wheeler) Phillips, of Rockland. Chauffeur.
SCITUATE
Roger Sherman Dix, Cadet, A. S. S. C .; died May 15, 1918, in airplane acci- dent at Le Crotoy, Somme, France. Enl. A. F. S., July 23, 1917; served with it near Verdun until its disbandment October 21, 1917. Enl. Nov. 5, 1917, 3. 4. 5., at Paris, France. Trained at French Bombing School, Le Crotoy, Commissioned second lieutenant, A. S., May 12, 1918. Overseas, July, 1917. Attended Platts- burg Trn. Cp., 1915 and 1916.
Roger Sherman Dix was born December 9, 1896, in Boston, son of Roger Sherman and Louise (Parrish) Dix, of Scituate (1924) ; brother of Mrs. Marian Whidden. Student, Harvard, class of 1918; prepared at Country Day School. Attended Plattsburg Training Camp, 1915 and 1916.
Dean B. Frye, Wagoner; died May 28, 1918, automobile accident at Montri-
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chard, France. Enl. Dec. 14, 1917, E. R. C., in France; assigned to Co. B, Hq. Bn., at Gen. Hdqrs., A. E. F. Wagoner, May 18, 1918. Overseas.
Dean B. Frye was born April 30, 1894, at Scituate, son of Charles William and Amy Frances (Allen) Frye, of Scituate; brother of Ralph B. and Howard O. Frye. Attended Powder Point School.
*John J. Hourihan, Private, died Oct. 12, 1918, of wounds received in action (near Romagne). Enl. Nov. 8, 1917, at Fort Slocum; assigned to Co. C, 30 Inf., 3 Div .; trans. to Co. D, 9 M. G. Bn., 3 Div. Overseas, April 2, 1918. Credited to New York.
John J. Hourihan was born in Ireland, son of Cornelius and Mary (Donovan) Hourihan; brother of Patrick, Michael, Cornelius, Katie and Annie Hourihan, and of Hannah (wife of John) Healy, of Minot, and Mary (wife of Thomas) Heffernan, of Providence, Rhode Island.
*Fred Wilson Hyland, Private, died Oct. 23, 1918, of wounds received in ac- tion. En1. May 9, 1918, Tng. Co., 9 M. G., Eng. Dep., Camp Hancock; trans. July 6, 1918, to Co. ? , 101 M. G. Bn., 26 Div. Overseas, June 30, 1918.
Fred Wilson Hyland was born March 1, 1887, at Scituate, son of Charles E. and Lucy A. (Spooner) Hyland; brother of Francis N. and Edgar L. Hyland, all of Scituate. Laborer.
Joseph Morton Jenkins, Machinist Mate, 1 class, Aviation, U. S. N. R. F., died Oct. 19, 1918, of pneumonia, at Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. Enl. Dec. 12, 1917, Naval Tng. Camp, Charleston, S. C .; trans. June 17, 1918, to Rec. Ship at Pensacola; reported for duty April 1, 1918.
Joseph Morton Jenkins was born March 21, 1894, at Scituate, son of Caleb T. and Hannah B. (Bowker) Jenkins; brother of Caleb T., Jr., and Mary F. Jenkins, all of Scituate. Machinist.
Walter Ignatius O'Hern, Seaman, U. S. N. R. F., died Oct. 17, 1918, of pneu- monia, at Bar Harbor Hospital, Me. Enl. March 19, 1917; Oct. 3 to Naval Tng. Camp, Bumpkin Island; Oct. 7 to Sect. Base, Bar Harbor, Me.
Walter Ignatius O'Hern was born July 22, 1892, at Scituate, son of Maurice and Mary A. (Buckley) O'Hern; brother of Robert P., Mary F., and Kathleen O'Hern, all of Scituate. Married (1917) Alice Andrea Nolin. Child : Walter A. O'Hern. Plumber.
Theodore Rentrope Prouty, 2 Lieut., Inf., died Oct. 23, 1918, of pneumonia, at Base Hospital 15, Chaumont, France. Called into active service as 2 Lieut., Inf. (from O. R. C.), Aug. 15, 1917; assigned to Co. I, 301 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. to Sec. G, No. 2, G. H. I. Overseas, Jan. 8, 1918.
Theodore Rentrope Prouty was born June 5, 1889, at Brockton, son of Henry R. and Margaret F. (Hetherington) Prouty. Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, 1912; Columbia University, 1912-13; Assistant Master, Repton School, Tarrytown, New York.
Paul Sumner Spaulding, 2 Lieut, Inf., died Oct. 24, 1918, of pneumonia, at Base Hospital, Camp Pike. Enl. April 17, 1917, Co. I, 37 Inf. Corporal, Sept. 9, 1917. Trans. May 13, 1918, to 4th Off. Tng. School, Camp MacArthur. Dis. Aug. 25, 1918, to accept commission. Called into active service as 2d Lieut., Inf., from U. S. A., Aug. 26, 1918, assigned to 162 D. B.
Paul Sumner Spaulding was born April 28, 1893, at North Scituate,
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son of Albert Day and Elizabeth S. (Brehm) Spaulding. Married (1918) Mildred P. Merrifield. Printer.
*James L. Valleriani, Private, killed in action, Oct. 27, 1918 (near Breuilles). Enl. Oct. 4, 1917, Co. L, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. to Co. C, 61 Inf., 5 Div. Over- seas, April 16, 1918.
James L. Valleriani was born August 2, 1891, at Supino, Rome, Italy, son of Cataldo and Mancini Maria Valleriani, of Supino, Italy ; brother of Clementina (wife of Philip) Mariliani and Antonia (wife of Cataldo) Bonami. Gardener. Resident in Massachusetts six years.
WAREHAM
*Dudley Leicester Brown, Sergeant, U. S. M. C., killed in action, Oct. 8, 1918 (in assault on Blanc Mont Ridge). Enl. May 30, 1917, at Parris Island, S. C., as- signed to 83 Co., 6th Regt., Quantico, Va., Aug. 14, 1917; Corporal, Sept. 7, 1917; sergeant, Oct. 19, 1917. Overseas, Nov. 19, 1917. Awarded Croix de Guerre with palm.
Dudley Leicester Brown was born November 7, 1889, at New York, son of Mrs. Marie L. Brown (now Mrs. Marie L. Gibson, of Los Angeles, California). Employee : Adams Express Company, Boston.
Harry Brown Jones, Private, died Feb. 28, 1919, of disease. Enl. May 9, 1918, 5 Co., N. G. Truck Corps; trans. June 1, 1918, to Hq. Co. N. G., Trk. Co .; Sept. 5, 1918, to 31 Co., M. T. Detachment; M. G. Trk. Co .; Sept. 18, 1917, to 6 Prov. Co .; Sept. Auto Repl. Draft. Overseas, Sept. 26, 1918.
Harry Brown Jones was born in August, 1889, at Walpole, son of Charles H. and Mary E. Jones; brother of Leon Y. Jones, Mrs. Lessa B. Parton, all of Wareham, Charles H. Jones, Jr., of New Haven, Connecticut, and Newton E. Jones, of Buzzards Bay.
*Everett W. Leonard, Bugler, killed in action July 13, 1918 (in woods just west of Belleau Wood). Enl. April 2, 1917, Co. A, 2nd Maine Inf. (Co. A, 103 Inf., 26 Div.) Bugler, Dec. 17, 1917. Overseas, Sept. 27, 1917. Credited to Maine.
Everett W. Leonard was born September 17, 1896, at Wareham, son of Clarence E. and Florence J. Leonard, of Providence, Rhode Island ; brother of Elmer C., G. Howard, and Hazel Leonard, and of Mrs. C. Mildred DesRoches, of Providence, Rhode Island, Mrs. Doris Ken- nedy and William Edgar Leonard, of Wareham, and of Mrs. Marion Trundy. Machinist, employed in Dexter, Maine.
Paul Lebaron Marvelle, Gunner's Mate, 2nd class, U. S. N., lost in storm at sea, Sept. 17, 1918, in the Bay of Biscay, 300 miles off the coast of France, in party of volunteers from U. S. S. "Seneca," who went to the rescue of the tor- pedoed U. S. S. "Wellington." Enl. Nov. 19, 1914, assigned to U. S. S. "Mon- terey;" trans. July 30, 1917, to U. S. S. "Chauncey" (on board when this destroyer was sunk by the enemy); Oct. 1 to U. S. S. "Yankton;" Aug. 18, 1918, to U. S. Naval Barracks, Base 9, Gibraltar, Spain; Aug. 21 to U. S. S. "Seneca." (Navy cross and citation for extraordinary bravery and meritorious conduct, posthumous award). Square in Wareham named in his memory; also an avenue in Wareham Central Cemetery. "He was a survivor of the U. S. S. 'Chauncey' when that ship was cut in two and sunk in 1917."
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Paul LeBaron Marvelle was born November 17, 1897, at Wareham. son of James Everett Marvelle, of Wareham, and Abbie Warren (Hath- away) (died 1904) Marvelle; brother of Mrs. Elsie Ellsworth (wife of Melville L.) Eldredge, of Northampton, Everett Warren Marvelle (who served as boilermaker, U. S. 'S. "Sampson"), Clyde Sumner Marvelle (who served as machinist's mate, first class, U. S. S. "Menheden"), Ward Bent Marvelle (who served as chief gunner's mate, U. S. S. "Nebraska"), and Curtis Alban Marvelle (who served in United States Navy; joined after Armistice). Navy Cross and Citation for extraor- dinary bravery and meritorious conduct (posthumous award). Mill hand.
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*Robert Harris Barker, Private, died Aug. 10, 1918, at American Hospital, near Paris, of wounds received in action, July 21-22, 1918, at Soissons, France. Enl. Oct. 1, 1917, Q. M. C., at Soissons, France, to American Mission, M. T. D., Re- serve Mallet 17, Nov. 17, 1917; trans. March 13, 1918, to Co. I, 16 Inf., 1 Div. He joined A. D. S. Transport Section No. 184, May 9, 1917, and later as given above enlisted in the Q. M. C. in France.
Robert Harris Barker was born March 20, 1894, at Hanson, son of Albert and Lucy C. (Reynolds) Barker, of West Bridgewater; brother of Albert D. Barker, of Brockton; Marjorie D., Arlene M., and John S. Barker, of West Bridgewater. He joined A. F. S., Transport Sec- tion No. 184, May 9, 1917, and later, as given below, enlisted in the Quartermasters' Corps, in France. Rhode Island State College, class of 1918. "Cited in United States Army Orders" (History American Field Service, p. 130). Clerk.
*Clarence Charles Cowell, Private, killed in action, Oct. 14, 1918 (Meuse- Argonne offensive, near Grand Pré). En1. Feb. 26, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 16 to Co., 306 Inf., 77 Div .; wounded about Sept. 9, 1918. Overseas, Apr. 6, 1918.
Clarence Charles Cowell was born January 24, 1893, at Brockton, son of Charles Edward and Annie (Poole) Cowell; brother of Mrs. Ethel M. Eburn and Mildred Cowell, all of West Bridgewater. Clerk.
Charles N. Elliot, Corporal, died April 2, 1919, of disease, at Camp Hospital, No. 52. En1. April 3, 1917, at Auburn, Maine, assigned to 3 Co., C. A. C., Maine N. G .; reported for duty, July 25, 1917; trans. Aug. 24 to Co. G, 101 Engrs., 26 Div. Overseas, Sept. 26, 1917.
Charles N. Elliot was born in 1898, son of William T. Elliot; brother of Mary, Rossie, and Lillian Elliot, all of West Pownal, Maine, and of James Elliot, of Augusta, Maine. Farmer. Resident in Massachu- setts about four years.
Frederic Thomas Hobart, Private, died Sept. 26, 1918, of pneumonia. Enl. Dec. 15, 1917, R. A., Btry. B, 3 F. A., 6 Div. Overseas, July 14, 1918.
Frederic Thomas Hobart was born June 17, 1896, at Braintree, son of George U. and Sarah J. (Hollinshead) Hobart, of Braintree.
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George Herbert Kingman, Private, died Jan. 1, 1918, of disease, in Paris, while assigned to Bleriot Aeroplane Works to study motors. Enl. Aug. 8, 1917, 94 Aero Serv. Sq. Trained at Kelley Field, San Antonio. Overseas, Oct. 27, 1917.
George Herbert Kingman was born August 17, 1886, at Brockton, son of Morton Alderman and Grace M. (Howard) Kingman, of Cam- pello; brother of Lewis E. Kingman, of Belmont, and Grace M. King- man, of Campello. Employee : Avon Sole Company, Avon.
*Peter Paul Brown, Private, killed in action, Aug. 26, 1918 (near Bazoches). En1. Feb. 25, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 18, to Bty. C, 306 F. A., 77 Div .; April 5 to Co. I, 307 Inf., 77 Div .; April 5 to Co. M, 307 Inf., 77 Div. Over- seas, April 7, 1918.
Peter Paul Brown was born in 1897, in Brooklyn, New York, son of Mrs. Annie Brown, of Whitman; brother of John Joseph and Nellie Brown, both of Whitman; and William Roger Brown, of Eastondale. Shoeworker. Resident in Massachusetts eight years.
Leo Joseph Buckley, Seaman, U. S. N. R. F., drowned June 11, 1918. Enl. April 24, 1917, U. S. N. R. F .; Tng. Camp, Bumpkin Island, Sept. 19 to Oct. 7, 1917; Cape Elizabeth Lookout Station, Portland, Maine, to May 13, 1918; U. S. S. "Dixie" S. P. 701. Stationed at Portland, Maine, to June 11, 1918.
Leo Joseph Buckley was born December 19, 1898, at Whitman, son of Bartholomew (born in Ireland) and Nellie Mary (Nolan) Buckley ; brother of Mary E., Grace L., George B., Lucy, Leonard, Alice, and Robert Buckley, all of Whitman, and of Mrs. Julia M. Phillips, of Rockland. Shoe operative.
Vernon Kendall Churchill, Private, died of pneumonia, Sept. 28, 1919. Enl. May 10, 1917, R. A., assigned May 24, 1917, M. D., 1 Engrs., 1 Div .; to M. D., 116 Engrs., 41 Div .; May 25, 1918, to M. D., 1 Engrs., 1 Div. Overseas, Aug. 17, 1917.
Vernon Kendall Churchill was born November 9, 1897, at Plymouth, son of Alfred Grovenor and Ada (Phillips) Churchill; brother of Mrs. Helen Mason Chase, all of Brockton. Shoeworker.
Albert Henry Cook, Private, died Sept. 18, 1918, of pneumonia, at Syracuse, N. Y. Enl. (at Rockland) Sept. 5, 1918. Unassigned.
Albert Henry Cook was born March 1, 1889, at Whitman, son of Charles Frederick (died 1916) and Emma Lucy (Rickard) (died 1924) Cook (both deceased) ; brother of Elmer Frederick Cook (who served as sergeant, Supply Company 323, Quartermasters' Corps) ; and of Mrs. Mary L. (wife of Charles F.) Studley, and Alice F. (wife of Ar- thur E.) Taylor, both of Whitman. Machinist.
Robert Lester Hain, Corporal, died Dec. 27, 1918, of pneumonia, at Camp Hosp., No. 11, St. Nazaire. Enl. May 26, 1918, 152 D. B .; trans. June 17, to 4 Cas. Co., Camp Hancock; July 11, to 32 Co., Prov. Ord. Det. Corporal, Dec. 27, 1918. Overseas, July 31, 1918.
Robert Lester Hain was born January 22, 1890, at Reading, Penn- sylvania, son of Paris Aulenbach (deceased) and Lydia Elizabeth (Hoffmaster) Hain; brother of Ethel Hain, of Whitman. Assistant
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shipper. Resident in Massachusetts twenty-five years. Nevena Ave- nue, Whitman, on which he lived at entrance into army has been re- named "Robert Avenue" in his memory. Ranchman, Montana, six months each year.
Charles Timothy Hayes, Private, died Sept. 23, 1918, of pneumonia, at Base Hospital, Camp Devens. Enl. Sept. 2, 1918, 7 Co., 2 Btn., 151 D. B.
Charles Timothy Hayes was born December 2, 1896, at Whitman, son of John and Julia (McCarthy) Hayes (both born in Ireland), of Whit- man ; brother of John F. Hayes, of Brockton, and of Peter J., Mary Ellen, and Catherine J. Hayes, all of Whitman. Shoeworker.
*Warren Haven Joyce, Private, killed in action, Oct. 24, 1918 (in the attack on Hill 360). En1. Jan. 16, 1918, 151 D. B .; Feb. 14, to Co. 2, Camp Devens Repl. Draft; trans. March 23 to 2 Co., 1 Inf. Tng. Regt .; April 4, to Co. M, 102 Inf., 26 Div. Overseas, Feb. 27, 1918.
Warren Haven Joyce was born November 18, 1894, at Brockton, son of Abion Lloyd (deceased) and Elizabeth Wiley (Haven) Joyce ; brother of Elmer L., George A. Joyce, all of Brockton; Arthur P. Joyce, of Whitman, Mildred A. Joyce, of Laconia, New Hampshire, and Marion Joyce. Leather soles sorter. Member of State Guard, Whit- man.
Hezekiah Rufus Lombard, Private, killed in action, Aug. 27, 1918 (at Bazoches, Vesle). En1. Feb. 25, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 16, 1918, to Co. G, 306 Inf., 77 Div. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Hezekiah Rufus Lombard was born November 21, 1894, at South Truro, son of Richard S. (deceased 1921) and Margaret E. (Larrett) Lombard; brother of Mrs. Abbie H. (wife of W. C.) Blanchard, and Mrs. Ellen S. Horte, both of Whitman; Mrs. Annie E. Grother, of Roxbury, and Richard S. Lombard, Jr., of Brockton. Salesman, em- ployed in Boston. Avenue named in his memory.
John Duncan Matheson, Seaman, U. S. N., died Oct. 26, 1919, of disease, at Chelsea Naval Hospital. En1. April 21, 1917, assigned to Naval Tng. Station, Newport, R. I .; trans. June 22, to U. S. S. "Delaware."
John Duncan Matheson was born September 16, 1898, at Whitman, son of Alexander and Margaret (McRae) Matheson (both born in Nova Scotia). N. B. Name spelled Mathewson on V. R.
Raynor Bassett Nye, Private, died Oct. 13, 1917, of disease. Enl. April 26, 1917, R. A. & Med. Det., Fort Totten; trans. June 25, to Camp Hosp., Syracuse, N. Y .; June 26, to Med. Dept., 9 Inf., 2 Div. Overseas, Sept. 7, 1917.
Raynor Bassett Nye was born August 12, 1897, at Whitman, son of Joseph Bassett and Mabel L. (Tyler) Nye; brother of Ruth Frances Nye, of Whitman. Express messenger.
*Martin Richard O'Brien, Private, killed in action, June 5, 1918, near Chateau Thierry. Enl. July 12, 1917, R. A., assigned to Co. M, 23 Inf., 2 Div. Over- seas, Sept. 7, 1917.
Martin Richard O'Brien was born April 20, 1890, at Whitman, son of John F. (deceased) (born on Prince Edward Island) and Annie D.
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(McCarthy) (born in Ireland) O'Brien, of Whitman ; brother of Thomas P., Henry and Annie O'Brien, all of Whitman. Married, in 1914, Ethel May Centrebar (deceased 1919). Plumber.
Walter Pease, Seaman, U. S. N. R. F., died Jan. 4, 1919, at Naval Tng. Camp, Hingham. Enl. March 26, 1917; July 27 to Naval Tng. Sta., Bumpkin Island; Oct. 2, to U. S. S. "Daiquiri."
Walter Pease was born April 19, 1884, at Lynn, son of Frank (de- ceased) and Anna F. (Pierce) Pease (Mrs. Edward F. Perot, of Rox- bury, 1919) ; brother of Mrs. Annie (wife of Manley T.) Robbins. Mar- ried (1909) Helen Pratt Barney. Children: George H. Pease (aged nine years) and Russell H. Pease (aged six years) 1919. Shoemaker. Resident in Massachusetts one year.
George H. Simmons, Sergeant, died Feb. 18, 1918, of pneumonia. Enl. Oct. 4, 1917, Co. M, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. Jan. 14, 1918, to 301 Mobile Ord. Repair Shop. Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1918.
George H. Simmons was born January 6, 1890, at Grafton, son of Walter S., and Emma M. (Robinson) Simmons.
*Julian Mozart Southworth, Private, killed in action, Oct. 16, 1918 (Bois de Rappes, near Cunel). Enl. Oct. 4, 1917, Co. M, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. Feb. 5, 1918, to Co. H, 61 Inf., 5 Div. (Previous service in Co. H, 14 Regt., Mass. State Guard.) Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Julian Mozart Southworth was born September 8, 1889, at South Carver, son of Thomas Mozart (died 1924) and Lucy Ann (Tillson) Southworth; brother of Carl Zurahn Southworth, of Bridgewater; Jus- tin Bieber Southworth, of Whitman, and of Hannah Cobb (wife of Harry) Hawkes and Bathel (wife of Walter) Shaw, both of South Weymouth. Married Mary Perry, of Whitman. Foundryman. Amer- ican Legion Post, No. 164, Carver, and Julian Grove, South Carver, named in his honor.
*Elwin Sweney, Corporal, killed in action, Oct. 9, 1918 (in attack on Bois des Ogone). Enl. Sept. 11, 1917, R. A., Co. K, 38 Inf., 3 Div. Corporal, Sept. 22, 1918. Overseas, March 30, 1918.
Elwin Sweney was born July 25, 1898, at Whitman, son of Charles and Elizabeth F. (Brown) Sweney; brother of Walter D. and Roy E. Sweney and Ferna (wife of J. Herbert) Alexander. Caretaker, Plym- outh Yacht Club.
Leeson Albion Whiting, Private, died Nov. 28, 1918, of pneumonia, at Toul. Enl. May 30, 1918, Bty. C; 13 Bn., F. A. & Repl. Dep .; trans. to 25 Bty., June Auto Repl. Dft., Camp Jackson, to Bty. B, 18 F. A., 3 Div. Overseas, July 23, 1918.
Leeson Albion Whiting was born February 6, 1891, at Pembroke, son of Leonard Albion (died 1923) and Leonora Thompson (Loring) Whit- ing, of Whitman; brother of Mrs. Leonora Maude Briggs, of Nor- well; and of Mrs. Annie May Rogers, and Mrs. Lottie Blanche Turner, both of Whitman. Shoeworker.
Dwight Clifford Wood, Private, died Sept. 30, 1918, of pneumonia, at Camp Devens. Enl. July 21, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. Aug. 3 to Co. I, 73 Inf., 12 Div.
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Dwight Clifford Wood was born January 8, 1895, at Marlboro, son of John Dwight and Alice Morris Wood; brother of Alice L., Beatrice P., Lucy I., and Norman R. Wood, all of Brockton. Shoeworker.
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*H. Gillespie, reported "killed in action." (O. C. L. Lowell "Courier Citizen," p. 2, Aug. 7, 1918) probably Harry Gillespie, Private, C. E. F., Kansas City, Mo. Enl. July 25, 1917; served in France, 8 Bn. Killed in action, July 27, 1918.) (Ottawa Records.)
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